Buttermilk Falls is a waterfall on Fall Run in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region, with a total height of about 23 feet. It lies about 10 miles southeast of Canton and roughly 56.6 miles west of Scranton as the crow flies.
At 23 feet it is on the modest side for Pennsylvania, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 28 feet; it ranks 80th of 133. The water comes down as a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a horsetail character.
The Northern Allegheny Plateau is a dissected upland of rolling hills and deep valleys in New York and Pennsylvania, with northern hardwood forest and dairy farms. Creeks cut through layered shale and sandstone in gorges lined with waterfalls, as in the Finger Lakes glens. Fall Run carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Buttermilk Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 36 recorded waterfalls in Sullivan County. Upper East Branch Falls, is about 2.7 miles away. Lower East Branch Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away. Lower Middle Branch Falls, is about 3.3 miles away.
Buttermilk Falls is located at 41.5364° N, 76.7459° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.